Tear drops on the cityBad scooter searching for his grooveSeem like the whole world walking prettyAnd you can't find the room to moveWell everybody better move over, that's allI'm running on the bad sideAnd I got my back to the wallTenth avenue freeze-out, tenth avenue freeze-out

I'm stranded in the jungleTaking all the heat they was givingThe night is dark but the sidewalks brightAnd lined with the light of the livingFrom a tenement window a transistor blastsTurn around the corner things got real quiet real fastShe hit me with a tenth avenue freeze-outTenth avenue freeze-outAnd I'm all alone, I'm all aloneAnd kid you better get the pictureAnd I'm on my own, I'm on my ownAnd I can't go home

When the change was made uptownAnd the big man joined the bandFrom the coastline to the cityAll the little pretties raise their handsI'm gonna sit back right easy and laughWhen scooter and the big man bust this city in halfWith a tenth avenue freeze-out, tenth avenue freeze-outTenth avenue freeze-out...